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West Lothian planning applications
PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of West Lothian. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official West Lothian website
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates27,921Searchable applications
274Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 25,281 approved or refused records
2,265Refused applications
23,016 approved · 2,265 refused · 1,569 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Feb 1996 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 29 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning & Building StandardsLocal plan Local Development Plan (LDP 1)Pre-application advice Pre-Application EnquiryConservation areas Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Scheduled Monuments
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriescustomer.service@westlothian.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland. Contains Historic Environment Scotland and Ordnance Survey data © Historic Environment Scotland – Scottish Charity No. SC045925 © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data is indicative and may not contain the latest designations.
More application records
- DecidedLIVE/0084/H/07
Erection of a garage
14 Burnside Terrace, Addiewell, EH55 8NE
Received 30 Jan 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0275/FUL/07
Vary conditions 3 & 5 of planning permission 0972/P/01 to reduce employment land from 11ha to 6.43ha and use the 4.57ha for residential use, vary condition 7 of planning permission 0972/P/01 to increase the number of residential units from 1760 to 2025 and vary condition 43 of planning permission 0972/P/01 to amend education phasing restriction
Wester Inch, Bathgate
Received 19 Mar 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0376/P/07
Renewal of outline planning permission 0083/P/04 for the erection of a house
8 Kirk Lane, Livingston Village, Livingston, EH54 7HY
Received 29 Mar 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0255/FUL/07
Variation of planning permission 1036/03 to allow the substitution of roofing material, change of window style & fixings and substitution of uPVC rainwater goods
Whiteside Farm Steading, Bathgate, EH48 2 HW
Received 20 Feb 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0092/P/07
Outline planning permission for the erection of 2 houses
Uphall Station Road, (Erskine Place), Pumpherston
Received 5 Feb 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0264/AGR/07
Erection of a 94msq hay store
Bonnytoun Farm, Linlithgow, West Lothian, EH49 7LP
Received 15 Mar 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0056/H/07
Permission for shed
17 The Avenue, Whitburn, West Lothian, EH47 0DD
Received 15 Jan 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0032/FUL/07
Change of use from disused quarry pond to form a commercial fishery
North Couston Quarry, Bathgate
Received 20 Dec 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0086/H/07
Installation of dormer window
44 Roosevelt Road, Kirknewton, EH27 8AD
Received 31 Jan 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0141/H/07
Extension to house
57 Vancouver Avenue, Howden, Livingston, EH54 6BP
Received 16 Feb 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0139/H/07
First floor and single storey extension to house
10 Sheriffs Park, Linlithgow, EH49 7SS
Received 15 Feb 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0078/H/07
Extension to house
2 Victoria Park, Fauldhouse, EH47 9LW
Received 25 Jan 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0322/H/07
Extensions to house
Hermand Home Farm, West Calder, EH55 8QZ
Received 29 Mar 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0210/H/07
Formation of a bay window
38 Heather Park, Seafield, EH47 7BY
Received 8 Mar 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1213/FUL/06
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground and erection of a 1.8m high boundary fence
71 Main Street, Blackridge, EH48 3RL
Received 31 Aug 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0190/H/07
Erection of a conservatory
67 Melbourne Street, Craigshill, Livingston
Received 27 Feb 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0310/AGR/07
Erection of a 217sqm general purpose agricultural shed
West Colzium Farm, Nr Harburn
Received 22 Mar 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1044/FUL/06
Erection of 63 flats with associated access road, parking and landscaping
Lant At Jarvey Street Jarvey Street Bathgate West Lothian
Received 8 Sept 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0206/H/07
Extension to house
East End Cottages, 29 East Main Street, Blackburn, EH47 7QR
Received 1 Mar 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0205/H/07
Installation of dormers and erection of a porch
9 The Glebe, Linlithgow, EH49 6SG
Received 1 Mar 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0208/H/07
Extension to house
14 Harthill Road, Blackridge, EH48 3AL
Received 2 Mar 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0038/FUL/07
Erection of a house
Bridge Street, Fauldhouse
Received 16 Jan 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1250/FUL/06
Change of use from grass strip to hard standing and erection of a security fence
6-7 Hunting Park, Houston Industrial Estate, Livingston, EH54 5QS
Received 17 Nov 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0220/A/07
Erection of fascia and freestanding signage
Unit 6, 6 Lindsay Square, Deans Industrial Estate, Livingston, EH54 8RL
Received 6 Mar 2007
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for West Lothian, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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